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What do you get if you put DNA and facial recognition together? Today, it’s China; tomorrow, maybe everywhere else - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/12/what-do-you-get-if-you-put-dna-and-facial-recognition-together-today-its-china-tomorrow-maybe-everywhere-else/ coming our way…?

Austria’s Green party on verge of entering government - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/30/austrias-green-party-on-verge-of-entering-government great to see; same now needs to happen elsewhere - including UK, although we'll probably be among last to do so...

Ivanka Trump to provide excuse to boycott CES - https://boingboing.net/2019/12/30/ivanka-trump-to-provide-excuse.html were yet another needed…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191219.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Abbott Laboratories Sends Heavy-Handed Copyright Threat To Shut Down #Diabetes Community Tool For Accessing Blood-Sugar Data - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191218/03562843594/abbott-laboratories-sends-heavy-handed-copyright-threat-to-shut-down-diabetes-community-tool-accessing-blood-sugar-data.shtml crazy: it should be working with these people not fighting them…

#Brexit: PM asks Britons to ‘move on’ as MPs debate withdrawal bill - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/20/brexit-pm-asks-britons-to-move-on-as-mps-debate-withdrawal-bill he’s not offering a healing compromise, he’s demanding a humiliating capitulation. he can get knotted.

Canada police prepared to shoot Indigenous activists, documents show - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/canada-indigenous-land-defenders-police-documents to defend a gas pipeline that will accelerate #climatecrisis??? has #canada gone mad?

Top EU Court’s Adviser Says Personal Data Can Be Transferred Using ‘Standard Contractual Clauses’ – But Also Suggests That #PrivacyShield Should Be Ruled Invalid - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191219/09160643601/top-eu-courts-adviser-says-personal-data-can-be-transferred-using-standard-contractual-clauses-also-suggests-that-privacy.shtml huge if CJEU takes some view #gdpr #SCC

Insanity (AKA Copyright Statutory Damages) Rules: Cox Hit With $1 Billion (With A B) Jury Verdict For Failing To Magically Stop Piracy - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191220/01480543608/insanity-aka-copyright-statutory-damages-rules-cox-hit-with-1-billion-with-b-jury-verdict-failing-to-magically-stop-piracy.shtml still think #copyright is rational and fit for purpose?

Anne Sacoolas refuses to return to face Harry Dunn charges - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/20/anne-sacoolas-charged-over-death-of-harry-dunn “Potential 14-year term for killing 19-year-old is ‘not proportionate’, says US woman’s lawyer” presumably she wants to face the death penalty… #murica

Using Trump As A Prop, The Myth Of ‘Anonymized’ Cell Data Is Finally Exposed - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191220/08435243609/using-trump-as-prop-myth-anonymized-cell-data-is-finally-exposed.shtml #surveillance

Russian climate activist inspired by Thunberg is jailed - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/russian-climate-activist-inspired-by-thunberg-is-jailed is vlad so afraid of one person?

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191218.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Commission Decision 2010/87/EU on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries is valid - https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2019-12/cp190165en.pdf press release on latest #schrems #gdpr case

Snow machines and fleece blankets: inside the ski industry’s battle with climate change - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/snow-machines-fleece-blankets-inside-ski-industry-battle-with-climate-change-alpine-resorts here’s a clue: you can’t “fight” climate change, you have to solve it…

Ohio gas well blowout leaked more than many countries do in a year - https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12/ohio-gas-well-accident-last-year-released-surprising-amount-of-methane/ appalling; the company responsible should be sued into the ground (sic) as a warning to others… #methane #climatecrisis

#Austria's Top Court Says Police May Not Install Surveillance Malware On Computers And Phones, Nor Collect Vehicle And Driver Information Covertly - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191213/06381643573/austrias-top-court-says-police-may-not-install-surveillance-malware-computers-phones-collect-vehicle-driver-information-covertly.shtml

Elon Musk And SpaceX Just Backed Down From Earlier Promise To Release SpaceX Photos To The Public Domain - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191211/16371543559/elon-musk-spacex-just-backed-down-earlier-promise-to-release-spacex-photos-to-public-domain.shtml disappointing #feetofclay

191218

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191217.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

EU ministers opt to continue overfishing, despite 2020 deadline - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/18/eu-ministers-opt-to-continue-overfishing-despite-2020-deadline humans really are so stupid; perhaps we deserve to become extinct…

Abbott Laboratories Sends Heavy-Handed Copyright Threat To Shut Down Diabetes Community Tool For Accessing Blood-Sugar Data - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191218/03562843594/abbott-laboratories-sends-heavy-handed-copyright-threat-to-shut-down-diabetes-community-tool-accessing-blood-sugar-data.shtml not very clever…

Smile as you buy your holiday goods in a store – you are probably being watched, tracked and analyzed - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/12/smile-as-you-buy-your-holiday-goods-in-a-store-you-are-probably-being-watched-tracked-and-analyzed/ #surveillance #privacy

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191216.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Whistleblower reports Mormon Church has amassed a $100 billion tax-free fund - https://boingboing.net/2019/12/16/whistleblower-reports-mormon-c.html

Dolphins packed inside tiny crates by travelling circuses - https://vestnikkavkaza.net/articles/Lockup-for-dolphins.html sickening animal abuse; #indonesia must crack down on this crime, airlines must refuse to carry them

EFF Bolsters European Policy Work with Important New Staffers - https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-bolsters-european-policy-work-important-new-staffers

Why Intermediary Liability Protections Matter: Our ‘Copying Is Not Theft’ T-Shirt May Be Collateral Damage To A Bad Court Ruling - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191214/00130043577/why-intermediary-liability-protections-matter-our-copying-is-not-theft-t-shirt-may-be-collateral-damage-to-bad-court-ruling.shtml

191216

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191215.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Indonesia hits European Union with WTO lawsuit over palm oil - https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/indonesia-hits-european-union-with-wto-lawsuit-over-palm-oil/ #indonesia can just shut it #palmoil #deforestation

Erdogan threatens to recognize genocide of Native Americans - https://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Erdogan-threatens-to-recognize-genocide-of-Native-Americans.html quite right, too - everyone should

70% россиян поддерживают принятие закона против домашнего насилия - https://www.svoboda.org/a/30327693.html do it, vlad…

Goldman Sachs to stop financing new drilling for oil in the Arctic - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/16/goldman-sachs-to-stop-financing-new-drilling-for-oil-in-the-arctic that’s good; others must follow suit - or face boycotts…

Essential Guide to #Shenzhen, Web Edition - https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=5689

WIPO Raises Questions About Artificial Intelligence and Copyright - https://torrentfreak.com/wipo-raises-questions-about-artificial-intelligence-and-copyright-191216/ AI shows why #copyright is stupid for humans too…

A tale of two metros: how the London tube beat the New York subway - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/dec/16/a-tale-of-two-metros-how-the-london-tube-beat-the-new-york-subway fascinating stuff

Guess What? Many #Cookie Banners Ignore Your Wishes, So Max Schrems Goes On The #GDPR Attack Again - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191210/07425443541/guess-what-many-cookie-banners-ignore-your-wishes-so-max-schrems-goes-gdpr-attack-again.shtml #privacy

Mesut Özil row: China’s Arsenal fans burn shirts in anger at Xinjiang post - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/16/mesut-ozil-row-chinas-arsenal-fans-burn-shirts-in-anger-at-xinjiang-post what could possibly go wrong as #china becomes even stronger and more pugnacious on the global stage?

ICANN hits pause on the sale of .ORG to Republican billionaires’ private equity fund - https://boingboing.net/2019/12/16/its-an-ethos.html good; now stop it completely

Korean and Indonesian NGOs launch OECD complaint against palm oil company Posco for environmental and social abuses - https://foe.org/news/korean-ngos-launch-oecd-complaint-palm-oil-company-posco-environmental-social-abuses/ to quote Mr Punch: that’s the way to do it…

Avast CEO Downplays Collection Of 400 Million Users’ Browsing Data - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191209/08120243531/avast-ceo-downplays-collection-400-million-users-browsing-data.shtml #MRDA

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191214.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Michael Gove promises Brexit trade deal with EU by end of 2020 - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/15/michael-gove-promises-brexit-trade-deal-with-eu-by-end-of-2020 good: the only one possible in that time scale is one dictated by EU, with close alignment…

UN climate talks end with limited progress on emissions targets - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/14/un-climate-talks-drag-on-as-rifts-scupper-hopes-of-breakthrough disgraeful; millions will die as a result of this failure of leadership #COP25

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191213.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Implementing IT Standards In Software: Challenges And Recommendations For Organisations Planning Software Development Covering IT Standards - http://ejlt.org/article/view/709 #opensource #swpatents

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191212.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

100 mysterious blinking lights in the night sky could be evidence of alien life… or something weird, say boffins - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/13/objects_in_space/ intriguing…

#Abbott Labs kills free tool that lets you own the blood-sugar data from your glucose monitor, saying it violates copyright law - https://boingboing.net/2019/12/12/they-literally-own-you.html this is outrageous bullying, and legally illiterate #diabetes

Judge serves up sizzling rebuke of Arkansas’ anti-veggie-meat labeling law - https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12/judge-serves-up-sizzling-rebuke-of-arkansas-anti-veggie-meat-labeling-law/ a delicious result

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191211.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Revealed: NHS England bosses meet tech, pharma giants to discuss price list of 65 million Brits’ medical data - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/12/nhs_data_leak/ they’ll sell your data to US companies, but all you will see is rises in drug prices… #ge19

#China punishes 100 apps for breaches of personal information as consumer anxiety rises over privacy - https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3041217/china-punishes-100-apps-breaches-personal-information-consumer #privacy is a key concern around the world

Costs Cost: Key Considerations when Making Choices about Remuneration for Uses of Copyrighted Works - https://blogs.ifla.org/lpa/2019/12/11/costs-cost-key-considerations-when-making-choices-about-remuneration-for-uses-of-copyrighted-works/ enough is never enough for #copyright companies…

UK no longer makes running on world stage, says ex-No 10 adviser - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/12/uk-no-longer-makes-running-on-world-stage-says-ex-no-10-adviser indeed; and guess what a navel-gazing, isolationist post-#brexit Little Britain would achieve: even less… #ge19

Amazon aflame: What we’ve learnt in a year reporting on Brazilian beef and the rainforest - https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2019-12-12/amazon-aflame-what-weve-learnt-in-a-year-reporting-on-brazilian-beef-and-the-rainforest hugely important work: “The fires that have swept through the Amazon rainforest are a direct result of beef consumption in Europe and around the world”

Teespring Takes Down Our Copying Is Not Theft Gear, Refuses To Say Why - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191211/10560543557/teespring-takes-down-our-copying-is-not-theft-gear-refuses-to-say-why.shtml @techdirt’s woes…

191211

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191210.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Vorratsdaten durch die Hintertür - https://netzpolitik.org/2019/vorratsdaten-durch-die-hintertuer/ #surveillance

World’s first fully electric commercial aircraft takes flight in Canada - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/11/worlds-first-fully-electric-commercial-aircraft-takes-flight-in-canada that’s good

UK’s post-Brexit trade at risk as WTO’s top court shuts down - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/11/uk-post-brexit-trade-at-risk-as-wto-top-court-shuts-down #awkward #ge19

How #opensource can live up to its name in a post-#Brexit world - https://www.information-age.com/open-source-brexit-world-123486456/ interesting analysis

Twitter Makes A Bet On Protocols Over Platforms - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191210/21054943552/twitter-makes-bet-protocols-over-platforms.shtml @mmasnick explains…

Don’t invest in Brazilian meat, warn deforestation campaigners - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/11/dont-invest-in-brazilian-meat-warn-deforestation-campaigners we must up the pressure here #brazil #BolsonaroEnvergonhaOBrasil

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191209.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#Tibet’s Most Popular Song Is By A Hip-Hop Duo Whose Name Means ‘Youthism’ - https://supchina.com/2019/12/06/tibets-most-popular-song-is-by-a-hip-hip-duo-whose-name-means-youthism/ amazing - and rather wonderful - fusion of cultures

World Bank urged to rethink investment in one of #Brazil's big beef companies - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/10/world-bank-urged-to-rethink-investment-in-one-of-brazils-big-beef-companies @WorldBank must not finance deforestation in this way…

Amazonie : l’avocat des autochtones harcelé par le groupe pétrolier Chevron - https://reporterre.net/Amazonie-l-avocat-des-autochtones-harcele-par-le-groupe-petrolier-Chevron #chevron can’t stop being evil, it seems…

Alle 100 Meilen von der Polizei kontrolliert - https://netzpolitik.org/2019/alle-100-meilen-von-der-polizei-kontrolliert/ this is fascinating…

#Brexit deal includes two-way customs checks, insists Ireland - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/10/brexit-deal-includes-two-way-customs-checks-insists-ireland-simon-coveney well, obvs #ge19

France, As Promised, Is First Out Of The Gate With Its Awful Copyright Directive Law: Ignores Requirements For User Protections - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191208/19151943526/france-as-promised-is-first-out-gate-with-awful-copyright-directive-law-ignores-requirements-user-protections.shtml isn’t it amazing how #copyright is always gets better for corporates, and worse for ordinary citizens… #copyrightratchet

Dinosaurs had feathers ruffled by parasites, study finds - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/10/dinosaurs-had-feathers-ruffled-by-parasites-study-finds same…

191209

#China tells government offices to remove all foreign computer equipment - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/09/china-tells-government-offices-to-remove-all-foreign-computer-equipment big opportunity for #opensource

Boris Johnson cannot be trusted to keep his word, says DUP leader Arlene Foster – https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/dec/09/general-election-labour-sets-out-plan-for-first-100-days-in-office-live-news?page=with:block-5dee08088f08bacaf000cac3#block-5dee08088f08bacaf000cac3 and she should know… #ge19

We’ve seen the future of mobility. It’s golf carts. - https://technode.com/2019/12/09/insights-weve-seen-the-future-of-mobility-its-golf-carts/ yes, I think it probably is

Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and football World Cup - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/09/russia-banned-from-tokyo-olympics-and-football-world-cup oh dear: vlad won’t be glad, but sad and mad…

How big coal could sue the Netherlands to sabotage climate action - https://corporateeurope.org/en/2019/12/how-big-coal-could-sue-netherlands-sabotage-climate-action just in case you thought fossil fuel industry couldn’t get any more evil… #isds

Revolving Door Revolves Some More: Head Of Copyright Office Leaves To Join MPAA - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191209/08460843532/revolving-door-revolves-some-more-head-copyright-office-leaves-to-join-mpaa.shtml strange how that happens…

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191205.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Roll-out of #facialrecognition by governments around the world accelerates as #privacy experts sound the alarm - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/12/roll-out-of-facial-recognition-by-governments-around-the-world-accelerates-as-privacy-experts-sound-the-alarm/ this is getting seriously bad

EU distances itself from Johnson’s timetable for post-Brexit trade deal - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/06/eu-distances-itself-boris-johnson-timetable-post-brexit-trade-deal the only deal possible in 11 months is one that gives EU everything it wants… #ge19

The Fate Of EU Legislation Designed To Bolster Data Protection Beyond The #GDPR, The #ePrivacy Regulation, Hangs In The Balance - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191204/07330343502/fate-eu-legislation-designed-to-bolster-data-protection-beyond-gdpr-eprivacy-regulation-hangs-balance.shtml this is really bad news

191205

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191204.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Internet Society says opportunity to sell .org to private equity biz for $1.14bn came out of the blue. Wow, really? - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/03/internet_society_org/ but @internetsociety wants you to know that it’s definitely not doing it for the money…

Boris Johnson refuses to commit to doing interview with Andrew Neil before election - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/dec/05/general-election-johnson-outlines-plan-for-first-100-days-as-campaign-enters-final-week-live of course - he’s #BorisTheCoward

Boris Johnson refuses to accept evidence that tax burden would rise under Tories - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/dec/05/general-election-johnson-outlines-plan-for-first-100-days-as-campaign-enters-final-week-live?page=with:block-5de9205a8f08e7796de8d49e#block-5de9205a8f08e7796de8d49e IOW, he just flat-out denies the truth; because he’s found he can, and it’s working with voters… #ge19

Roll-out of facial recognition by governments around the world accelerates as #privacy experts sound the alarm - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/12/roll-out-of-facial-recognition-by-governments-around-the-world-accelerates-as-privacy-experts-sound-the-alarm/

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191203.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

United Airlines bestellt 50 Flugzeuge bei Airbus - https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/united-airlines-bestellt-50-flugzeuge-bei-airbus-a-1299583.html ouch - that’s gotta hurt…

Brits freak out when told the price of health care in the United States - https://boingboing.net/2019/12/03/brits-freak-out-when-told-the.html #ge19

Plant-based burgers are “ultra-processed” like dog food, meat-backed ads say - https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12/plant-based-burgers-are-ultra-processed-like-dog-food-meat-backed-ads-say/ the blood drains from Big Meat’s face: they’re scared stiff by plant-based substitutes…

Origin Indonesia | Why Chinese entrepreneurs are going abroad - https://technode.com/2019/12/04/origin-indonesia-understanding-why-chinese-entrepreneurs-are-going-abroad-chuhai/ #indonesia will be the next huge market for digital tech and startups; chinese know that, which is why they are piling in

Huawei is now shipping smartphones with zero US components - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/12/huawei-is-now-shipping-smartphones-with-zero-us-components/ another trump “victory”… #china

Deutschland weltweit am drittstärksten von Extremwetter betroffen - https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/klima-risiko-index-deutschland-unter-den-top-drei-bei-extremwetter-a-1299619.html “Nur Japan und die Philippinen waren im vergangenen Jahr noch stärker von Extremwettern betroffen als Deutschland” amazing

US House approves Uighur Act calling for sanctions on China’s senior officials - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/us-house-approves-uighur-act-calling-for-sanctions-on-chinas-politburo-xinjiang-muslim great news, and possibly a turning point in the world’s relationship with #china…

Shunned in the US, #Huawei looks to #Russia to invent an AI future - https://www.scmp.com/print/news/china/diplomacy/article/3040264/shunned-us-huawei-looks-russia-invent-ai-future what trump hath wrought #china

Person diagnosed with monkeypox in England after visiting Nigeria - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/04/person-diagnosed-with-monkeypox-in-england-after-visiting-nigeria first #ge19, and now this…haven’t we suffered enough?

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191202.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Egyptian Government Plans To Track The Movement Of 10 Million Vehicles With Low-Cost RFID Stickers - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191127/09242343468/egyptian-government-plans-to-track-movement-10-million-vehicles-with-low-cost-rfid-stickers.shtml not good; who’s next? #surveillance

191202

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/12/191201.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Our Guidelines for the Implementation of the DSM Directive - https://www.communia-association.org/2019/12/02/guidelines-implementation-dsm-directive/ no, no, no: just nuke the damn thing…

Prison Telecom Monopolies Bring Their ‘Innovation’ To Prison Ebooks - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191127/08583943467/prison-telecom-monopolies-bring-their-innovation-to-prison-ebooks.shtml appalling abuse of power

Silenced - by Apple - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0F9xATkDBE&feature=youtu.be “Apple’s noise-cancelling AirPods effectively block out the most “inconvenient” of sounds…no matter how loud.” #censorship

seems to me that more and more people are getting the “vote tactically” message. whether they follow through, and whether it’s enough, is another matter. but at least things seem to be moving in the right direction #ge19

#Copyright Troll Threatens Criminal Charges In #Germany Against Domain Registrar - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191123/22390343442/copyright-troll-threatens-criminal-charges-germany-against-domain-registrar.shtml

191201

Six more countries join Trump-busting Iran barter group - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/01/six-more-countries-join-trump-busting-iran-barter-group government find a spine; excellent

Google’s “smart city” in #Toronto: what it wanted, what it will now get – and why it’s still problematic for #privacy - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/googles-smart-city-in-toronto-what-it-wanted-what-it-will-now-get-and-why-its-still-problematic-for-privacy/ #surveillance

Mastodon announces Pixelfed, an #opensource alternative to #Instagram - https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/mastodon-announces-pixelfed-an-open-source-alternative-to-instagram/article30087768.ece great news